List of movies related to election integrity

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2007

Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections 2007 (produced, directed, and written by David Earnhardt; "This bold new film, by Emmy award-winning Earnhardt, exposes how voters were cheated during the 2004 and 2006 elections - and why it is likely to happen again in 2008. In factual and logical ways, a variety of computer, statistical, and election experts show how the unethical and illegal manipulation of the vote can change the outcome of every election - whether on a local, state, or national level."); features Cliff Arnebeck, Blair Berk, Mary Frances Berry, John Conyers, Clint Curtis, David Cobb, Bernie Ellis, Lowell Finley, Bob Fitrakis, Brad Friedman, Bruce Funk, Michael Grant, Andrew Gumbel, Bev Harris, Steve Heller, Teresa Hommel, Doug W. Jones, Robert Koehler, Mary Beth Kuznik, Victoria Lovegren, Cynthia McKinney, Bruce O'Dell, Jonathan Simon, Andy Stephenson, Harvey Wasserman; mentions Athan Gibbs

2006

HBO's documentary HACKING DEMOCRACY. 2006 Featuring the investigations of Black Box Voting and climaxing with the famous 'Hursti Hack' on a live Diebold voting system in Florida. Directed by Simon Ardizzone and Russell Michaels. ("Disturbing stuff... it's not shocked-shocked you feel watching this; it's genuine shock" - The New York Times)
By the People: Democracy in the Wild 2006 (PBS documentary available on DVD: "An unprecedented, insider's look as events unfold over the 11 days preceding the 2004 Presidential election, By The People: Democracy In The Wild reveals who and what it takes to put on an American election.")
Eternal Vigilance: The Fight to Save our Election System 2006 (by David Earnhardt; "documents a myriad of illegal tactics and dirty tricks... shows American democracy in its purest form by chronicling the struggle of a courageous few")
Man of the Year 2006 (by Barry Levinson, featuring Robin Williams; comedian accidentally becomes president as the result of a computer voting error) -- see Daily Kos diary by Warren Stewart
American Blackout 2006 ("American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. McKinney not only took an active role investigating these election debacles, but has found herself in the middle of her own after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Featuring: Congressional members John Conyers, John Lewis, Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, Bernie Sanders and jounalists Greg Palast and Bob Fitrakis.")
Bought and Sold: Electronic Voting in New York 2006 (by Robert Millman; shown at Democracy for the Hudson-Mohawk Region meeting; not posted on Internet yet)
The Right to Count 2006 ("In less than two hours, all the hard facts you need to know about electronic voting")
Stealing America: Vote By Vote 2006 ("candid assessment of ways in which privatized election systems, disenfranchisement of certain populations and vulnerable voting technology are impacting our democracy") directed by Dorothy Fadiman, featuring Greg Palast
No Umbrella: Election Day in the City 2006 ("an unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio's poorest neighborhoods")
Help America Vote -- On Paper 2006 ("A documentary on the dangers to democracy posed by privately owned voting machines, and what citizens, officials and activists are doing about it.")

2004

Video the Vote 2004; description by a camerawoman ("Election-day footage from Michael Moore's 'Video the Vote' team")
Votergate - Presidential Election Special 2004 (on Google Video) By Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels & Robert Carrillo Cohen ("We began filming this issue in 2003 when we produced a major report for the UK 's Channel 4 News, which exposed the failures of Diebold Election Systems. We retained the rights to all this footage, and found ourselves caught up in the story. We committed to continue filming through the upcoming Presidential election and beyond.")
Fahrenheit 9/11 2004 (begins with examination of what happened in Florida around and after Election Day)
Invisible Ballots 2004 (documentary on electronic voting)
Electile Dysfunction 2004 ("a 58 minute invesigative documentary film by Penny Little exploring the story behind the scenes of the November 2004 Presidential election, showing a complicated and technical subject in lively montage style, interviews interlaced with dark humor, short animations and musical interludes")

2003

Spinning Boris 2003 (Russian) (IMDB summary: "Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits")

2002

Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election 2002 ("the riveting story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America")

2001

Secret Ballot 2001 (Iranian) (IMDB summary: "A soldier stationed on a deserted beach wakes up and discovers that it's not going to be an ordinary day: there are the elections, but nobody seems to know anything about them. Just as an electoral urn is being parachuted from the sky, a young woman disembarks on the beach. To the soldier's bafflement, it turns out that she is in charge of the mobile electoral seat and voting on the islands; therefore the soldier is obliged to obey her orders and escort her with his rifle and army jeep across the desert, where the woman obstinately intends to collect the votes.")

1999

Election 1999 (IMDB user-submitted summary: "Tracey Flick is running unopposed for this year's high school student council president election. But school civics teacher Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger towards Tracey, Jim talks popular varsity football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.")